The Benefits of Membership in the DGS

Members of the Delaware Genealogical Society derive many benefits through modest dues payments:
  1. Monthly Programs with informative speakers.
    Check our List of Past Events (last five years).

  2. Subscription to the Delaware Genealogical Society Journal - two issues per year

  3. Subscription to the Delaware Genealogical Society Newsletter - five issues per year. This is sent to members only and is not available for purchase.

  4. Discounts on Society publications

  5. Association with a dedicated group of qualified genealogists!
    - Member E-mail list for quick, easy exchange of information and ideas

  6. Charter Bus Trips to national and regional records repositories such as the National Archives (Washington D.C., Philadelphia PA), Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington D.C.), New Jersey Public Archives (Trenton NJ), Pennsylvania Public Archives (Harrisburg PA), Maryland Public Archives (Baltimore MD), and others.

  7. A Plan for Getting Started with Your Family Research:
    This is only for new members who are just getting started with family research.
    - Handouts provide suggestions to get off to a good start in family research.
    - Contact Nancy at nancyml@comcast.net or (302)-234-0460

  8. Quick Start Your Family Research FREE programs at the Delaware Historical Society (DHS) on specific aspects of family research - sponsored by the DHS and the DGS.

  9. Help with Family Research: Volunteers are available on the third Saturday of each month from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Delaware Historical Society
    See Family Research Help

  10. Free publication of one free 30-word genealogical query per year. These are limited to Delaware and adjoining counties in bordering states.
    See Query Policy, Procedure, and Fees The queries are published in the DGS Newsletter.

  11. Access to genealogical information through various publications and active projects

  12. Periodic Genealogical Workshops - These are usually held on a weekend in the fall, with presentations on starting your research, regional resources, photography and video documentation, writing a family history, and specialty topics (DNA, ethnic resources, deciphering handwriting, obscure phrases used in old legal texts and newspapers, etc.). There are tables for handouts, book vendors, and displays by local lineage organizations. DGS members pay a reduced registration fee.


Membership Dues and Opportunities for Service

Dues provide many of the benefits noted above and support our mission to increase and to facilitate public access to the genealogical resources in Delaware. We can continue to provide useful genealogical information only with the support of dues-paying members. Our labor force is 100% volunteer, but there are still many other expenses that must be paid.

Members provide both the staff for our projects to expand the resources available to family genealogists and the leadership to conceive,organize, fund, staff, manage, publish, and publicize those projects. Membership provides many opportunities to build your genealogical and leadership skills in a community of like-minded people. The genealogists golden rule may be phrased as "Help provide genealogical assets for others as others have provided genealogical assets for you."


Ready? Committed? Join!

Join the DGS by completing our membership application form.


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